2005

April

• Cold bug tied to heart attack in younger men - study

• Kids risk head injury on the golf course

• Egypt “two-head” baby is eating normally - doctor

• GMO rice sold in central China markets -Greenpeace

• French parliament adopts ‘end of life’ law

• U.S. panel rejects Inamed silicone breast implants

• Marburg outbreak not likely a global threat

• Vitamin C may reduce pregnancy complication

• Racial gap seen in genetic testing and counseling

• Combo vaccine less effective than mono version

• Polio eradication close, but cash and clout needed

• Antibodies may help Alzheimer’s, study finds

• Promising multiple sclerosis treatments on the way

• EU mulls 1 bln euro bird flu drug fund

• Aetna stops paying Bextra drug claims

• Sen Specter to introduce asbestos bill shortly

• Activists attack ethics of Pfizer AIDS drug trial

• Study: Brand drug prices outpace inflation

• Meat, milk from clones look normal, study finds

• After kidney graft, heart failure may improve

• Celgene says Revlimid delays multiple myeloma

• U.S. firms pursue stem-cell research plans-WSJ

• ‘Placebo effect’ weak in chronic fatigue

• Older hearts benefit from fish, soy oil

• Statins may cut stroke disability, deaths

• Women wary of tamoxifen to cut breast cancer risk

• Angola launches Marburg campaign as toll tops 200

• Clinton group to spend $10 mln for kids with AIDS

• Potassium, in any form, lowers blood pressure

• Iranian parliament gives green light to abortion

• Teen girls’ tricks to lose weight often backfire

• Abnormal CT scan may encourage smokers to quit

• Tobacco CEO testimony self-serving

• High folate intake tied to mental drop in elders

• Silica in drinking water may prevent Alzheimer’s

• ‘Lazy eye’ may be treatable in older kids

• German lawyer says preparing class action vs Pfizer

• Restless leg syndrome runs in families, study says

• Blood pressure benefits of exercise limited

• Grandma’s smoking may up kid’s asthma risk

• Eritrea launches polio vaccine campaign by camel

• Arcoxia comparable to ibuprofen for arthritis

• Kraft recalls Jell-O over undeclared pistachios

• Most older adults use alternative medicine

• Attacks briefly halt WHO campaign in Angola

• U.S. FDA advisers consider breast implant safety

• Fear, ignorance fuel Marburg outbreak in Angola

• Cambodian girl dies from bird flu, Asia toll now 51

• Extra oxygen may help stroke patients

• Spitzer to probe centers on drug tampering fears

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